A plot along South Third Street 40 feet wide and half a block long contains a proliferation of garden vegetables where in 2007 floodwater was several feet deep.
After the flood, the property and others in south Iola were purchased by Iola with federal assistance to keep structures from popping up again where floodwater has found its way now and again.
This particular garden space, under lease by the city to Milo Kellerman and Bill Dible, is covered with lush plants of several varieties and already has produced generous harvests.